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Question: Match outcome?  (Voting closed: July 02, 2009, 08:04 PM)
Murray in 3 - 15 (57.7%)
Murray in 4 - 10 (38.5%)
Murray in 5 - 0 (0%)
Roddick in 3 - 0 (0%)
Roddick in 4 - 0 (0%)
Roddick in 5 - 1 (3.8%)
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #615 on: July 04, 2009, 12:50 AM »
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Lets put it this way, if he had got through tonight we'd have amassed 100's of comments on here stating what a genius he is and that he's a massive star. You cant tell me that that much has changes within the course of 3 and a bit hours!!

Lets have some perspective please folks, he's 22, playing in the strongest era the games ever seen IMO, and has beaten them all. Sure, he's not had his slam yet but remember the days we were going on about him not being able to get masters titles?...and i'm sure you'll all agree that he has them for breakfast these days. Its just one match!
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #616 on: July 04, 2009, 02:32 AM »
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Hmm....I'm sad obviously, but whatever! Andy has plenty of time to win Wimbledon.
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #617 on: July 04, 2009, 06:24 AM »
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Quote from: hulahoop on July 03, 2009, 09:11 PM
Reasons To Be Cheerful

1. I can genuinely be happy for Fed when he breaks Pete's GS record on Sunday
2. Andy Roddick is back. Haven't seen him play that well for ages
3. All the Murray critics and tennis knownothings can gloat and crow to their hearts content, safe in the fact that he'll never amount to anything and is just a miserable Scottish overhyped git.
4. We wont have to suffer the Queen looking as if she'd rather be anywhere else than on centre court, on Sunday.
5. The American Hard Court Season (my favourite tournaments) start in a couple of weeks.
6. Rafa should be back in Cinni.
7.Andy Murray is 22 and hasn't reached his physical peak yet (according to Boris and Pete Fleming)
8. I have a large bottle of brandy in my cabinet and I'm going to get sloshed when Sree has been evicted from BB.
9. As above, but I also have a very large fresh cream cake to nibble on between swigs
10. I wont be buying a paper for a few days so I'll save money.

And now I'm off to get drunk. *hic* and drown out how completely gutted I am. Smile

lol  I would agree with you on some of those points.

The only person who should/will be really gutted here is Andy and I hope he's not too hard on himself.  It's been a great fortnight and I look forward to the coming months. yes
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #618 on: July 04, 2009, 11:22 AM »
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Roddick's execution of Stefanki's tactics was nothing short of incredible.  For three hours plus Roddick served huge, and his groundstrokes were amazing - so deep that Andy was kept well behind the baseline and then angled wide and short, leaving Andy stranded while Roddick charged the net.  I only hope Roddick plays nearly as well against Fed, and I will be well cheesed off if he meekly surrenders to him having peaked too soon in his extraordinary effort to oust Andy.   My heart goes out to Andy, Roddick played a blinder yesterday, his scalp is so precious, they all want to beat him so badly.  I just want to see Andy Roddick show that same hunger and desire against Fed.  Stefanki looked very smug indeed yesterday, his tactics having successfully snuffed out Andy's chance of progressing; it will be interesting to see what strategy he comes up with for his man tomorrow.  It had better be good as we all know our Andy is one of the very few players who can really trouble Fed.  Let's hope we get a competitive match and not another one sided flop. 
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #619 on: July 04, 2009, 11:33 AM »
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^ Excellent summarisation, Clementine.  I agree that it will be very disappointing if the final turns out to be a one sided affair, but I suspect it just might.  Frown
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #620 on: July 04, 2009, 11:33 AM »
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I suspect Fed is going to stomp all over Roddick. They've probably already engraved his name on the trophy. Grr.
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #621 on: July 04, 2009, 11:38 AM »
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^ Yup - I think so too.
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #622 on: July 04, 2009, 12:28 PM »
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Has Murray missed the best opportunity to win wimbeldon possibably. I think he has a much better chance of winning the us open, not just oncer but multiple.
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #623 on: July 04, 2009, 12:30 PM »
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Federer will have a baby to look after next year, so I would say Wimbledon 2010 will be without Federer and Murray will be the second seed. Sounds like a decent chance to take the title again for Murray.
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #624 on: July 04, 2009, 12:32 PM »
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Quote from: richie c on July 04, 2009, 12:28 PM
Has Murray missed the best opportunity to win wimbeldon possibably. I think he has a much better chance of winning the us open, not just oncer but multiple.
I don't think he missed the best chance, necessarily.  It did seem to being falling into place this year, but he still would have had his work cut out with Fed in the final.  Federer having had much, much more experience in that situation - even though we all know Andy has the beating of him, the occasion would have very big and difficult mentally.

There'll be other years - for sure.  Smile
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #625 on: July 04, 2009, 12:41 PM »
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Quote from: clementine on July 04, 2009, 11:22 AM
Roddick's execution of Stefanki's tactics was nothing short of incredible.  For three hours plus Roddick served huge, and his groundstrokes were amazing - so deep that Andy was kept well behind the baseline and then angled wide and short, leaving Andy stranded while Roddick charged the net.  I only hope Roddick plays nearly as well against Fed, and I will be well cheesed off if he meekly surrenders to him having peaked too soon in his extraordinary effort to oust Andy.   My heart goes out to Andy, Roddick played a blinder yesterday, his scalp is so precious, they all want to beat him so badly.  I just want to see Andy Roddick show that same hunger and desire against Fed.  Stefanki looked very smug indeed yesterday, his tactics having successfully snuffed out Andy's chance of progressing; it will be interesting to see what strategy he comes up with for his man tomorrow.  It had better be good as we all know our Andy is one of the very few players who can really trouble Fed.  Let's hope we get a competitive match and not another one sided flop. 

I cannot imagine it will be at all one-sided ............ it's going to be a corker.
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #626 on: July 04, 2009, 12:46 PM »
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This year was a great chance to get to the final for Murray but did any of us honestly believe Murray would take the title when you consider how Federer would have turned into a superhuman against Murray in the finals?

Now it's Roddick, I think Federer will be so confident he might not play his best tennis so could be interesting.
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #627 on: July 04, 2009, 12:53 PM »
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Quote from: Mark on July 04, 2009, 12:46 PM
This year was a great chance to get to the final for Murray but did any of us honestly believe Murray would take the title when you consider how Federer would have turned into a superhuman against Murray in the finals?

Now it's Roddick, I think Federer will be so confident he might not play his best tennis so could be interesting.

I think the pressure on Federer is immense - if Roddick can get the first set, there will be a small crack appear for Federer.  I am really looking forward to this match.  Roddick is in his second career - a la Agassi - Stefanki is one of the all time greats - top five coach IMO ......
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #628 on: July 04, 2009, 02:35 PM »
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I''ll be rooting for Roddick all that way. He deserves another GS, and a 1st Wimbledon.
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Re: Wimbledon SF - Murray vs Roddick « Reply #629 on: July 04, 2009, 04:28 PM »
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Hey, I only saw half the match as I moved home yesterday - it's a shame but again he's young.
Looking forward to the final, hoping Roddick manages to finally beat Federer at Wimbledon Smile
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